What's an acronym that you know but most people on AT wouldn't know?

[AreaCode707]

ATS - Applicant Tracking System.

 

[dug777]

CSIRO

although there is a user called that on AT :Q

 

[RossMAN]

BIC

 

[pulse8]

NDF

 

[Kalvin00]

RS

 

[Yossarian]

LAHSO--land and hold short operations

other aviation ones off the top of my head--VOR, ADF, DME, NDB, ILS, LDA, SDF, MLS, RAIM, DH, MDA, NOTAM, TAF, CAVU, VASI, PAPI, ALS, REIL, CTAF

 

[dighn]

NTC negative temp coeff

 

[jadinolf]

PDQ

 

[dug777]

does it count if we make them up?

in which case ZZFDSJSAYUDNSAHAVSOLSVSJU

 

[Yo Ma Ma]

vbac.

 

[notfred]

NWIS - National Water Information System

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: dug777
does it count if we make them up?

in which case ZZFDSJSAYUDNSAHAVSOLSVSJU

Everyone know that one.

 

[whistleclient]

MOS

Mit Out Sound (when a film is shot without sound)

 

[Away]

WENUS

 

[Chompman]

std's

Since most will never get the change of getting one.

 

[jjzelinski]

VSWR - voltage standing wave ratio
pps - pulses per second
ARP - azimuth reference pulse
ATCALS - air traffic control and landing systems
FTC - fast time constant
NEXRAD - Next Generation Radar
RADAR - Radio detection and ranging
EAB - Elevation angle bias
NRP - null reference point
DBSEC - Double sideband emittded carrier
SSBEC - Single sideband emitted carrier
PWD - pulse width discrimination
JEM - jet engine modulation (really friggen cool, worth looking up)
IYAAYAS - If you ain't ammo you ain't sh!t
DBRITE - Digital bright radar indicator tower equipment
ASR - area surveillance radar
DASR - digital ASR
PAR - precision approach radar
IFF - indentification friend or foe
SIF - selective identification feature
PUP - principle user processor
RDA - radar data aquisition group
RPG - radar product generator
PIDP - princicple indicator data processor

 

[EyeMWing]

RAYCOB.

 

[BrokenVisage]

SHABOYKIN

 

[FleshLight]

NIMBY

 

[loup garou]

SWATH
SURTASS
lots in the naval vein.

 

[Bateluer]

DFLCC, NRTS, DO DU, etc . . .

 

[glen]

BVM

 

[DainBramaged]

TPS. As in reports. j/k

 

[IAteYourMother]

VAGINA

 

[dderidex]

Originally posted by: Yossarian
LAHSO--land and hold short operations

other aviation ones off the top of my head--VOR, ADF, DME, NDB, ILS, LDA, SDF, MLS, RAIM, DH, MDA, NOTAM, TAF, CAVU, VASI, PAPI, ALS, REIL, CTAF

You think there are that many users here who don't play MS flight sim? You'd get to know almost all of the above fairly well.

(Adding to that list off the top of my head - TACAN, VFR, IFR)